Burnout Among Health Care Workers and Associated Risk Factors Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic In a Terary Health Care Seng.

Abstract

Background: Burnout is a work-related stress syndrome resulng from chronic exposure to stress. Its prevalence is higher in some  healthcare workers (HCWs) than others and various factors have been linked. The COVID-19 pandemic was one of these. 

Objecves: To  determine the prevalence and paern of burnout among HCWs, and its associaon with individual and organizaonal factors. 

Methods: The  study was a cross-seconal descripve hospital-based one conducted at UITH, Kwara, Nigeria. Data was collected from 320 HCWs using self- administered quesonnaires from June through August 2022 and a strafied random sampling technique was used. The prevalence of  burnout was assessed using the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. The collected data was sorted, coded and entered into the computer for  analysis using the SPSS-21. Results were presented using frequency tables and charts. Chi-square was also used to assess the associaon  between burnout and organizaonal as well as individual factors. The level of significance of this study was set at 5% (p <0.05). 

Results:  The prevalence of burnout in this study was 71% as 227 HCWs had burnout. Among those without burnout, 8% (26) were disengaged,  14% (45) were exhausted and 7% (22) had no burnout. The individual factors that had a stascally significant associaon with burnout were:  the occupaon of HCWs, specialty and cadre of doctors. Burnout was highest among doctors with the highest prevalence seen among  junior residents (p-value 0.00). Based on speciality, the surgeons experience more burnout compared to others (p=0.00). Among the organizaonal factors, excessive workload, long working hours, poor remuneraon and inadequate personnel had a significant associaon  with burnout. Logisc regression revealed p value <0.05 in these factors. 

Conclusions: The prevalence of burnout in this study was high.  Factors associated with burnout need to be evaluated and modifiable ones controlled, to enhance the well-being of workers.